Copyright, Creative Commons, Public Domain, and Fair Use
Please be sure to remind students or teach them about copyright, creative commons, public domain, and fair use. If you are publishing projects on the Internet or showing them outside of your classroom walls, be sure they are free and clear.
LittleBirdTales is a tool that lets you capture your voice; create an online book using artwork, pictures and words.
Vocaroois a tool that lets you record your voice immediately and get a link for it. You don’t need to download any software or get an account for this tool.
Voxopopis a web-based audio tool. You can consider this tool as a message board that uses voice instead of text.
Vokiis a tool to create speaking avatars with your own voice. You choose your avatar; you customize it by changing the hair, clothing, bling and the colour of the hair, eyes and skin. When you finish, you give your avatar a voice by recording your voice by phone or using a microphone.
BubbleJoyis a tool to create and customize video greeting sites. You don’t need to download anything or get an account. All you need is a camera.
Fotobabbleis a tool to record your voice for pictures. You upload your picture, record your voice using your microphone and publish it online. You can get a link or an embed code to place it on your blog/website.
Jingis a tool to take a picture or make a video of what you see on your computer screen and share it online instantly via mail, web or by saving it on your desktop.
Blabberize is a tool that allows you to add voice narration to pictures that you upload.
Picture Tools
Bookr is a tool to create and share your photo book using Flickr pictures. You can write tags to find the pictures from Flickr photos or you can search your name on Flickr to find your own photos. When you find them, you drag and drop the picture on the book, write your text for that picture and share it with others via mail or you can place your online book on your blog or website. Teachers can create a Bookr and ask their students to add text on it.
Zooburstis a tool to create 3D popup book. When you start building your book, you can choose any angle and rotate the book. You can make the items click-able and let the readers read more about them. You can place speech bubbles on the characters that pop up when it is clicked and make them talk with each other.
Animotois a tool to create videos from your images and videos. It produces a video from your pictures, video clips and music automatically using transitions and text. When you finish, Animoto does the rest by putting all the information together and creates your video in minutes.
Mixbookis a collaborative tool to create customizable photo books, cards and calendars online.You choose your theme and start adding your pictures. You can move and change the pictures move, rotate, crop, zoom into your photos. There are different fonts and styles to add your text to it. You can also choose your templates, backgrounds, stickers and you can add pages to your Mixbook.
ScrapBlog is a great way to share photos and videos on a creative outlet and create your own digital stories. You choose from colourful and cute backgrounds, add speech bubbles and frames. You can delete or edit anything you want on your scrapblog. You can add your pictures, text or videos and you can create as many pages as you like.
PhotoPeachis a tool that lets you make slideshows using your pictures, adding captions and music. When you finish your slideshow, you can add a quiz to it. You can also leave comments to the slideshow. Children can create their slideshows telling a story and add a quiz at the end for their friends to answer.
Animation Tools
ZimmerTwinsis a tool to make great and fun animated stories. You can start making your animation from scratch or you can create your own, using one of the story starters. You choose the characters, settings, transitions, actions and emotions by using drag-and-drop feature. Then, you only write the text in bubbles. Teachers can create the animation and children write the dialogues.
DVolveris a tool to create your mini animations by pointing and clicking. You can choose the setting, characters, music at the background and how the chosen characters interact in your animation. You write what you want your characters to say and it shows up in bubbles in your animation.
GoAnimate is a tool to create your animations. You choose your theme and characters or you can even create your own animated characters by changing the size and the color of their body parts and clothes. Characters can do different actions such as walking, dancing, and talking. You can use text to speech application to make your characters talk or simply record your own voice using your microphone.
Xtranormalis a text-to-movie tool that lets you create your movie using your own words and text-to-speech application. You choose your characters, settings, background, voice and music. You then write your text into the appropriate boxes and create your dialogue. You can also play with the camera angles and sounds in the scripts.
DomoAnimateis another tool to create animations. You can animate the characters, change the background, movement, sound effects and emotions; you can add speech bubbles, interactive elements and music to your animation as well. You can resize things, delete, and move or change their places.
Story Board Resources
Digital Storyboarding Resources
Digital Storytelling Program Tutorials
Rubrics
Publishing Your Digital Stories
Other Links
Digital Storytelling Websites
Copyright, Creative Commons, Public Domain, and Fair Use
Please be sure to remind students or teach them about copyright, creative commons, public domain, and fair use. If you are publishing projects on the Internet or showing them outside of your classroom walls, be sure they are free and clear.
Digital Storytelling Books
Digital Storytelling Tools for Educators by Sylvia Rosenthal Tolisano - pdf downloadBook can also be purchased for $8.50 on lulu.com
digitalstorytellingebook.pdf - from Microsoft
iMovie and Garage Band Resources
Getting Started in iMovie - pdf fileHow to Create a Podcast in Garage Band
MovieMaker and Audacity Resources
Download old MovieMaker to use with Windows 7Download MovieMaker Live
Audacity Download
Audacity Tutorial
Audacity Video Tutorials
Get Started with Windows MovieMaker
Importing PowerPoint into MovieMaker
Online Tools
Voicethread - What is it?Xtranormal - Text-to-movie.
Kerpoof - Create a storybook.
Mixbook - Collaborate and create an online book.
Storybird - Collaborative storytelling.
Audio Tools
LittleBirdTales is a tool that lets you capture your voice; create an online book using artwork, pictures and words.
Vocaroo is a tool that lets you record your voice immediately and get a link for it. You don’t need to download any software or get an account for this tool.
Voxopop is a web-based audio tool. You can consider this tool as a message board that uses voice instead of text.
Voki is a tool to create speaking avatars with your own voice. You choose your avatar; you customize it by changing the hair, clothing, bling and the colour of the hair, eyes and skin. When you finish, you give your avatar a voice by recording your voice by phone or using a microphone.
BubbleJoy is a tool to create and customize video greeting sites. You don’t need to download anything or get an account. All you need is a camera.
Fotobabble is a tool to record your voice for pictures. You upload your picture, record your voice using your microphone and publish it online. You can get a link or an embed code to place it on your blog/website.
Jing is a tool to take a picture or make a video of what you see on your computer screen and share it online instantly via mail, web or by saving it on your desktop.
Blabberize is a tool that allows you to add voice narration to pictures that you upload.
Picture Tools
Bookr is a tool to create and share your photo book using Flickr pictures. You can write tags to find the pictures from Flickr photos or you can search your name on Flickr to find your own photos. When you find them, you drag and drop the picture on the book, write your text for that picture and share it with others via mail or you can place your online book on your blog or website. Teachers can create a Bookr and ask their students to add text on it.
Zooburst is a tool to create 3D popup book. When you start building your book, you can choose any angle and rotate the book. You can make the items click-able and let the readers read more about them. You can place speech bubbles on the characters that pop up when it is clicked and make them talk with each other.
Animoto is a tool to create videos from your images and videos. It produces a video from your pictures, video clips and music automatically using transitions and text. When you finish, Animoto does the rest by putting all the information together and creates your video in minutes.
Mixbook is a collaborative tool to create customizable photo books, cards and calendars online.You choose your theme and start adding your pictures. You can move and change the pictures move, rotate, crop, zoom into your photos. There are different fonts and styles to add your text to it. You can also choose your templates, backgrounds, stickers and you can add pages to your Mixbook.
ScrapBlog is a great way to share photos and videos on a creative outlet and create your own digital stories. You choose from colourful and cute backgrounds, add speech bubbles and frames. You can delete or edit anything you want on your scrapblog. You can add your pictures, text or videos and you can create as many pages as you like.
PhotoPeach is a tool that lets you make slideshows using your pictures, adding captions and music. When you finish your slideshow, you can add a quiz to it. You can also leave comments to the slideshow. Children can create their slideshows telling a story and add a quiz at the end for their friends to answer.
Animation Tools
ZimmerTwins is a tool to make great and fun animated stories. You can start making your animation from scratch or you can create your own, using one of the story starters. You choose the characters, settings, transitions, actions and emotions by using drag-and-drop feature. Then, you only write the text in bubbles. Teachers can create the animation and children write the dialogues.
DVolver is a tool to create your mini animations by pointing and clicking. You can choose the setting, characters, music at the background and how the chosen characters interact in your animation. You write what you want your characters to say and it shows up in bubbles in your animation.
GoAnimate is a tool to create your animations. You choose your theme and characters or you can even create your own animated characters by changing the size and the color of their body parts and clothes. Characters can do different actions such as walking, dancing, and talking. You can use text to speech application to make your characters talk or simply record your own voice using your microphone.
Xtranormal is a text-to-movie tool that lets you create your movie using your own words and text-to-speech application. You choose your characters, settings, background, voice and music. You then write your text into the appropriate boxes and create your dialogue. You can also play with the camera angles and sounds in the scripts.
DomoAnimate is another tool to create animations. You can animate the characters, change the background, movement, sound effects and emotions; you can add speech bubbles, interactive elements and music to your animation as well. You can resize things, delete, and move or change their places.